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Spy Photo: 2012 KTM 690 Duke
MCN is running a photo today that a Austrian KTM enthusiast supposedly snapped at at gas station just down the street from the Austrian company’s Mattighofen headquarters. Coming across what looks to...
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Video: 2012 KTM 690 Duke Teaser
We should probably just start copy/pasting this following text, as we suspect more than a few motorcycle companies will be releasing teaser videos of their upcoming models ahead of the 2011 EICMA show....
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2012 KTM 690 Duke – Cheaper, More Powerful, & ABS
After teasing us with some photos and video of its new Duke, KTM finally unveiled the 2012 KTM 690 Duke at EICMA this morning. With 90% of the bike being completely brand new, KTM says the new 690 Duke...
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KTM Videos – A Case Study on Promoting a New Motorcycle
Loyal readers to Asphalt & Rubber should know by now that on semi-regular basis I like to lambast motorcycle companies, both individually and as a whole, for they’re dismal understanding of what...
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KTM RC4 690R Supermono by Mototech
A two-wheeled speeding ticket made in Austria, I’m still bitter that the 2012 KTM 690 Duke isn’t coming to American soil. With all the dressings of a bare-knuckled hooligan machine for the street, the...
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Rok Bagoroš’s New KTM 690 Duke Stunt Bike
You may remember Rok Bagoroš from his two-wheeled escapades on the KTM 125 Duke, but the 23-year-old Slovenian stunt rider has just graduated to KTM’s big-boy hooligan machine: the KTM 690 Duke. With...
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KTM Sells 50,000+ Motorcycles in the First-Half of 2012
KTM has crunched the numbers on it sales for the first half of 2012, and the Austrian company has some very impressive news to share. Selling 50,233 units in the first six months of the year, KTM’s...
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2013 KTM 690 Duke R – Please Come to America
Considering that the base model KTM 690 Duke didn’t come to the USA, we don’t have high hopes for the higher-spec KTM 690 Duke R making it out our way…but that doesn’t keep us from dreaming. Breaking...
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Hell Freezes Over as the KTM 690 Duke Comes to the USA
The following news from KTM USA today might shock you, but the KTM 690 Duke is headed to America’s favorite democracy in 2013. That’s right, the previously available everywhere but here model is coming...
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KTM RC4 Concept by Luca Bar Design
KTM is shaping up to be the brand of 2013. Surpassing BMW Motorrad in outright unit sales, and becoming the largest motorcycle brand in Europe, zie Austrians have been on a tear with their...
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Husqvarna 701 Café Racer Spied
The spy photographer who sent us these photos calls this mystery motorcycle a "Husqvarna 701 café racer" which honestly is as good of a guess as any when it comes to figuring out what the Swedish brand...
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Husqvarna 701 Enduro Coming for 2016
I had the supreme pleasure of being a guest at the KTM factory last week, touring the Austrian company's headquarters at Mattighofen. Seeing some things that I should have perhaps not have seen,...
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KTM 690 Duke To Get Upgrades for 2016
KTM is pulling the interesting move of only alerting certain outlets to the fact that the Austrian company will be bringing updates to the KTM 690 Duke for the 2016 model year. Regardless of that...
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2016 KTM 690 Duke Learns Some Table Manners
The KTM 690 Duke has always been a fun street bike, with a fair amount of power wedged into a relatively light package. For 2016, the KTM 690 Duke learns some refinement though, most notably with an...
View Article2017 Husqvarna 701 Supermoto Updated with New Motor
The Husqvarna 701 Supermoto and Husqvarna 701 Enduro will be getting an update for the 2017 model year, with both bikes receiving the updated 690cc single-cyliner engine that is currently found in the...
View ArticleRecall Coming for the KTM 690 Duke
Just a month ago, KTM issued a worldwide recall on its Adventure bikes because the ABS modulator and wiring harness could potentially come into contact with each other. Now, the same issue is hitting...
View ArticleRecall: 2016-2017 KTM 690 Duke
Owners for 2016 and 2017 model year KTM 690 Duke motorcycles should take note, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall on the popular hooligan machine because...
View ArticleUp-Close with the Krämer HKR EVO2 R
If I said that there was an 81hp track bike that weighed less than 280 lbs ready to race, would that be something you’d be interested in? If so, say hello to the Krämer HKR EVO2, a purpose-built track...
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KTM 690 & Husqvarna 701 Recalled for Slave Clutch Issues
A bevy of KTM 690 and Husqvarna 701 motorcycles are being recalled because their LC4 engines have a faulty slave clutch. The post KTM 690 & Husqvarna 701 Recalled for Slave Clutch Issues appeared...
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